Hot sweats

Hi jonney welcome to the forum..I don't know enough about your query but my friend and colleague Millibob will be along soon to answer your query as best as he is able. He is very knowledgeable and I'm sure that he will be of enormous help with information. 

Hi Jonney , some guys get away with almost no reaction and some are plagued by hot sweats.  I have found over the years the intensity is less or have I just got used to them!  Quite honestly I can cope during the day but at night it seems much worse.  I think mine are often triggered by being hot already and possibly alcohol (I don’t drink coffee).  Maybe look for triggers?  I bought some Sage tablets recommended by Brian (Millibob ) and since then I have been much better.  Odd thing is I haven’t taken any yet!   David

Thanks Gail

It's getting me down - Looking forward to any help i may recieve

Jonney

Hi Jonney.

Good afternoon and welcome to the prostate cancer forum.

I'm have been on Apalutamide Tablets and Prostrap Injections for over a year now and I also have numerous hot sweats per day and a small number at night.

I have purchased an air cooler for my living room which makes a big difference through out the day.

Through out the night I have to sleep with no sheets and pjs on as well as a cold cloth to cool my body down which also works well.

I'm due to see my consultant in a few weeks and I will ask him if there's any meds that might help me as I have seen many members mention these in their resent posts.

Hopefully you will receive more help and advice over the coming hours for other members which I do hope will be helpful for you???

Prostate Worrier.

Hello Jonney 

Yes, I had some "megga" hot sweats going to bed with a towel etc.

I bought some "Manoforce" sage tablets, widely available at an online market store (although not cheap). I started taking them over 2 years ago. The hot sweats cleared up in about 2 weeks and haven't been back since!!

They don't work for everyone but well worth a try - I also have a few cups of sage tea during the week too.

Best wishes - Brian.

Dear Gail, David, Prostrate Worrier, and Brian,

Thank you once again for your invaluable advice and information. I have decided to explore the "sage" option to address the issue of hot sweats. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Jonney

Thanks - Millibob

Just thought I would add my own experience to this.

I am having quite a number of "hot flushes", and a few really sweaty, horrible ones.

They are not all the same.

I thought they were linked to alcohol and coffee. That has retreated from pretty certain to maybe.

What I am certain about is that a change in my temperature for other reasons - such as moving from a cold to a hot environment, starting or finishing exercise - will trigger a response.

A good example is finishing my gym workout.

When I leave the gym - "whoosh" - that is a guaranteed sweaty one.

I have to sit for a few minutes to recover. Everything I am wearing is wet.

More normally, though, if I am in a position to remove a layer of clothing when I feel it coming on, it usually prevents the flush from getting worse.

At night, when I get them fairly often, kicking off the quilt stops it getting to the real problem stage. Often I spend much of the night in pyjamas, with no quilt or any other covering. This does work, but only if I had the quilt on to start.

My wife is much less happy, because she has all the quilt, and consequently gets really hot. And grumpy.

I am keeping the sage in case it all changes, but at the moment I am coping.

So, I seem to be able to stop them getting really bad BUT not make them go away altogether.

Hi Jonney

I was on HT for three years and started having ferocious hot flushes about three months into the treatment. I took a combination of Sage leaf capsules, Evening Primrose Oil and an homeopathic remedy of Sepia (Cuttlefish Ink). The latter was three tablets over one day about every six weeks. My GP at the time was also an homeopathic practitioner and prescribed the tablets privately, but you can buy them online.

If that doesn't work for you, you could ask your GP for Medroxyprogesterone Actate (Provera) or Cyproterone Acetate (Cyprostat) but be aware that both of these can cause a rise in your HbA1c pushing you into Type 2 Diabetes (this is on top of the similar effect from the HT).

Here's a couple of links for you to look at:

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatments-and-drugs/medroxyprosterone-acetate

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatments-and-drugs/cyproterone-acetate

"I bought some Sage tablets recommended by Brian (Millibob ) and since then I have been much better. Odd thing is I haven’t taken any yet! David"

That did make me laugh out loud